Jessica Lange as Fiona Goode, Constance Langdon, Elsa Mars, and Sister JudeFXLange has appeared in American Horror Story across five different seasons—Murder House, Asylum, Coven, Freak Show, and Apocalypse—and will play all of her past characters in 13, in addition to another character whose identity is being kept secret.Constance Langdon served as the head matriarch of the “Murder House,” and was mother to Tate (Evan Peters) and Addie Langdon (Jamie Brewer). She returned in Apocalypse, where it’s revealed that she raised Michael—Vivien and Ben Harmon’s son, the actual child of Tate—who ultimately becomes the Antichrist that the Coven witches defeat in Apocalypse. After several exhausting years of raising Michael, Constance kills herself with the hopes of being with all three of her kids; Michael dies in her arms and begs to be a part of the Murder House.In Asylum, Lange played Sister Jude, who is committed to Briarcliff Manor, the very asylum she ran, after being framed by Sister Mary Eunice (Lily Rabe). She escaped the asylum and lived with Kit (Peters) until her death.In Coven, Lange played Fiona Goode, the former Supreme who is mother to Cordelia Goode (Sarah Paulson). She killed Madison Montgomery (Emma Roberts) for power, and when she tried to sell her soul to Papa Legba, he told her that she is so evil, she has no soul to sell. She died of cancer and ended up in hell with her former lover, The Axeman (Danny Huston).In Freak Show, Lange played Elsa Mars, the owner of the freak show whose legs were cut off in a snuff film. She sold her show off to Dandy Mott (Finn Wittrock), who killed almost everyone in a rampage. The money allowed her to move to Hollywood so she could fulfill her dreams of becoming a star, but her dreams were cut short when her snuff film got distributed. She killed herself by calling the spirit of Edward Mordrake (Wes Bentley) to her on Halloween night. Instead of going with his army of ghosts, she’s allowed to return to her family of freaks.Sarah Paulson as Cordelia Goode and Wilhemina VenableFXPaulson, alongside Peters, has appeared in the American Horror Story franchise 10 times. For 13, she returns as Cordelia Goode and Wilhemina Venable.In Coven, Cordelia Goode was the new Supreme and daughter of Fiona Goode. She led the Miss Robichaux’s Academy for Exceptional Young Ladies and faced several challenges, namely losing her sight twice and finding out that her husband is a witch hunter, but ultimately came into her power as the Supreme and informed the world about the existence of witches. By Apocalypse, Cordelia sacrificed her powers to Mallory.In Apocalypse, Paulson also stars as Wilhemina Venable, the ruler of Outpost 3. She ended up killing the members of her outpost when Michael arrived and told her that he’d invite the best of the survivors to join him, but Michael has her killed off by Mead (Kathy Bates) in the end.Advertisement - Continue Reading BelowAngela Bassett as Marie LaveauFXIn Coven, Bassett starred as Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau, who fluctuated between being an ally and an enemy of the women of Miss Robichaux’s.In exchange for her mortality, Laveau made a deal with Papa Legba and would give him an innocent human soul every year. She also cursed the serial-killing slave owner Madame Delphine LaLaurie (Kathy Bates) to immortality and locked her in a coffin to pay for her sins. By the end of Coven, LaLaurie escaped and cut Laveau into pieces, making her unable to fulfill Legba’s deal and having him condemn her to hell.By Apocalypse, Cordelia convinces Legba to free Laveau from hell after she helped defeat Michael.Emma Roberts as Madison MontgomeryFXIn Coven, Roberts starred as Madison Montgomery, a teen movie star with telekinetic powers who enrolled in Miss Robichaux’s to hone her skills. When she showed too much potential, Fiona murdered her—but Zoe (Taissa Farmiga) brought her to Misty (Rabe), who brought her back to life.When Zoe died, Madison didn’t return the favor and refused to revive her. Kyle, Zoe’s zombie boyfriend played by Peters, strangled Madison to death, leading her to end up in her personal hell: working at a retail store and serving rude customers.In Apocalypse, Michael removed her from hell, but she teamed up with the Coven witches to take him down. In this fight, she was sent back to hell because of Mallory’s time reversal spell, but Mallory vowed to get Madison out.Advertisement - Continue Reading BelowEvan Peters as Tate Langdon, James March, and Kai AndersonFXLike Paulson, Peters has starred in 10 seasons of American Horror Story, but will return to 13 to play only three characters from various points of the franchise.In Murder House, Tate Langdon attempted to save Ben and Vivien’s daughter, Violet, from committing suicide. He failed, leading them to be together forever in the house. Their union wasn’t as romantic; Violet found out that Tate murdered 15 high school students in a mass shooting he committed, and he sexually assaulted her mother to impregnate her with the devil’s son (Michael/the Antichrist). In Apocalypse, Violet forgives Tate after Madison cast a clarity spell on her.In Hotel, James March was the designer of the Hotel Cortez, which held several dangerous traps for his victims. He killed himself on the hotel grounds and became a ghost with blood lust. Decades after his suicide, he manipulated John Lowe (Wes Bentley) into becoming the new 10 Commandments Killer.In Apocalypse, Kai Anderson started a killer clown cult after being inspired by the 2016 presidential election and the violent culture wars surrounding it. He successfully positioned himself to take office and killed his sister, Winter, after someone suggested to him that she is a rat. His death is ultimately orchestrated by one of his victims, Alley (Paulson).Jamie Brewer as Addie LangdonFXJamie Brewer first appeared in Murder House, starring as Addie Langdon, the daughter of Constance Langdon. On Halloween, she dressed up in a “pretty girl” mask and was hit by a car. Constance tried bringing her body back to the house so that her spirit could rest there, but she was unable to do so since Addie didn’t die at the house.Brewer also played Nan in Coven.Advertisement - Continue Reading BelowGabourey Sidibe as QueenieFXSidibe made her first appearance in the American Horror Story franchise in Coven, starring as Queenie, a witch at Miss Robichaux’s with the power to self-inflict harm and have it affect someone else. Though she wasn’t the Supreme, she left Coven alive. In Hotel, Queenie was killed by Mr. March and Ramona Royale (Bassett).By Apocalypse, Queenie remained stuck at the hotel playing cards with Mr. March—the spirit of the hotel was too evil for Cordelia to save her spirit. Michael, however, manages to successfully pull her out.Sidibe also played Regina Ross in Freak Show.Billie Lourd as Mallory and WinterFXBillie Lourd has appeared in every season of American Horror Story since making her debut in season 7, but will return in 13 to reprise her roles as Winter in Cult, and Mallory in Apocalypse.Winter served as the right hand to her brother Kai in Cult, who was the leader of a politically motivated killer clown cult, but her time by his side didn’t last—when a member of the cult turned on Winter and framed her as a rat, Kai strangled her to death.In Apocalypse, Mallory might be one of the most powerful witches—so powerful that the Coven witches erased her identity and hid her in Outpost 3 to protect her from Michael. Cordelia sacrificed her status as the Supreme so that Mallory could fully come into her powers. In Mallory’s brief time as the Supreme, she reversed time and killed younger Michael, got Misty out of hell, and promised to do the same for Madison and remained the only person to remember all events of the timeline.Advertisement - Continue Reading BelowLeslie Grossman as Coco St. Pierre VanderbiltFXLeslie Grossman appeared in Apocalypse as a rude socialite that often mistreated Mallory, her assistant. The Coven witches, however, revealed that she was actually on an identity-altering spell and was actually a much kinder person with the gift of sensing imminent danger. In the Apocalypse battle, she was killed by Michael, but Mallory reversed time, landing her at Miss Robichaux’s in 13.Grossman has previously appeared in Cult, Apocalypse, 1984, Double Feature, NYC, and Delicate.Paul Anthony Kelly as an Unspecified CharacterFXDetails about Paul Anthony Kelly’s character in 13 are being kept under wraps. His appearance in the season comes after making his breakout performance as JFK Jr. in Murphy’s Love Story.Advertisement - Continue Reading BelowJoey Pollari as BenFXNot too much is known about Pollari’s character yet, but Disney+ noted that Ben is “a new hospice worker, brought in and trained by none other than Constance Langdon herself, to care for a wealthy elderly patient with a mysterious past.”Mena Suvari as Elizabeth Short, “The Black Dahlia”FXMena Suvari starred as Elizabeth Short—famously known as “The Black Dahlia”—and made her first appearance in Murder House, where her character resides.In the 1940s, Short went to the Murder House to receive unlicensed dental work in exchange for sexual favors and died from an accidental overdose of nitrous oxide. The surgeon, Charles Montgomery (Matt Ross), mutilated her. She didn’t find out about the legacy of her death until Hayden, the ghost of Ben Harmon’s ghost, informed her.Suvari briefly reprised the role in Apocalypse; Michael mutilated Short the same way that the surgeon did.Advertisement - Continue Reading BelowOrlando Jones as Papa LegbaFXOriginally played by Lance Reddick (who passed in 2023), Legba made his first appearance in Coven and brokered deals that altered the balance between life, death, and immortality.Reddick’s version of Legba previously appeared in Coven and Apocalypse.John Carroll Lynch as Twisty the ClownFXTwisty the Clown first made his appearance in Freak Show. After Edward Mordrake collected his soul, fans learned more about Twisty’s tragic backstory. At first he was a happy children’s clown, but rumors led to the end of his career. He tried shooting himself in the face but was unsuccessful, leading him to wear the scary, oversized smile mask throughout the series. He kidnapped kids and killed their parents, but Mordrake ended up taking him in.Lynch reprised the character in Cult but played the role of serial killer John Wayne Gacy in Hotel.Advertisement - Continue Reading BelowJohn Waters as Mr. PhibesFXCamp icon John Waters will star as Mr. Phibes, a “medical specialist extraordinaire,” in 13. His character is a reference to Vincent Price in the horror movie The Abominable Mr. Phibes.Avantika as OpheliaFXThe Mean Girls (2024) actress stars in 13 as Ophelia, a new telekinetic witch studying at Miss Robichaux’s coven.Advertisement - Continue Reading BelowAlex Consani as MorwennaFXConsani, one of the fashion industry’s rising top models, is making her television debut with 13. She stars as a new witch named Morwenna, but there are no major details about her character yet.Madelaine Petsch as KiraFXPetsch—best known for playing Cheryl Blossom in Riverdale—also made her debut in the American Horror Story universe with 13, starring as Kira, Ben’s girlfriend who has an unfortunate ending.Advertisement - Continue Reading Below